It’s not too late to get that last-minute Father’s Day gift yet, especially if you have Amazon Prime (you can get a 30-day trial if you don’t), but you are cutting it close. Amazon is having a Father’s Day sale with many of its Amazon-owned tech products going up to 55% off, including smart TVs, […]

Cars certainly aren’t cheap—the average cost of a new one is just under $50,000, and used cars are going for an average of almost $29,000. Buying a car might be necessary, but buying a new car is almost always a bad financial decision—even if you find ways to sweeten the deal. Either way, though, focusing […]

For most of my life, birds haven’t interested me much, but sometime in the pandemic, I started adding bird feeders to my garden, and now I am completely charmed by my new visitors. The number one threat to bird feeders are squirrels—animals which, historically, I am quite fond of—but I’ve managed to create an environment […]

If you own a home or are considering buying, you know that your monthly mortgage payment is only a fraction of what you’ll spend each year on homeownership. There are plenty of hidden costs associated with the purchase process as well as ongoing expenses ranging from property taxes to maintenance and repairs, which you don’t […]

It’s nearly Father’s Day once again, which means you’re probably seeing ads for all the types of gifts that a dad might like: wacky golf balls; knives that open up to reveal other knives; neckties covered in pictures of hot dogs and footballs. Maybe you know a dad who loves all of that stuff. Maybe […]

Early summer marks the beginning of scape season, as you’ll soon see at the farmers market and likely in your own garden. As the seasons change and we hit the right temperature range, onions, garlic, and shallots will try to shoot up a flower. Unlike the sprouted leaves of the plant, which stand hollow, straight, […]

The moment someone builds a house, nature begins the process of destroying it. This can be a shockingly fast process, as when a natural disaster sweeps through the area and erases the house, or it can be a slow, grinding process of weather and time picking away at the structure bit by bit. That’s why […]

Indie apps need ongoing revenue in order to keep operating. People are sick of subscriptions. These statements are in conflict, but they are indisputably both facts, which is a problem if you want applications built by small teams to continue existing. Setapp points a potential way forward: an indie app bundle for Macs. This service—offered […]

To continue my series on the best running apps (see also: Runna, and going app-less), I spent some time this week with my old love, Nike Run Club. I’ve always been a sucker for Nike’s aesthetics (go ahead, roast me) and this is an app I’ve come back to again and again. It has guided […]

The Great Twitter Exodus of 2022 is still happening. It’s just a little…fractured. A lot of Twitter power users ended up on Bluesky. A lot of technically inclined individuals are still hanging out on Mastodon (at least, that’s where I hang out). These are two decentralized services, in theory, but users of one service can’t […]

There are many lovely carbs I enjoy using as sandwich bread—including pancakes and french toast—but oddly, I rarely use croissants. I prefer to eat those fresh and they’re far too flaky to hold a hearty sandwich together (and I only eat hearty sandwiches). However, day-old croissants, or store-bought packaged croissants are a different story. The […]

The robot vacuum industry is fierce, with companies quickly releasing new robot vacuums that surpass the competition in specs and price. Today, you have the choice of selecting all kinds of alternatives to “classic” iRobot vacuums, which are quickly falling behind the competition. The C12 PRO Plus is Yeedi’s latest vacuum, and it’s a great […]